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100 1 _aAnstey, F.,
_d1856-1934
245 1 0 _aMr Punch's Model Music Hall Songs and Dramas :
_bCollected, Improved and Re-arranged from Punch
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-03-04
508 _aDavid Clarke, Fulvia Hughes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"Mr Punch's Model Music Hall Songs and Dramas" by F. Anstey is a collection of musical and dramatic pieces written in the late 19th century. This work draws from the lively tradition of music halls in Britain, offering a humorous and satirical look at various song formats and dramatic performances that entertain the public. The anthology includes a diverse range of songs and dramas that reflect contemporary themes, societal issues, and the quirks of human nature. The opening of this collection sets the stage for its rich content by highlighting the ever-increasing scrutiny that music halls face from moral guardians, which Anstey cleverly introduces through a fictional committee assessing the appropriateness of various songs. It features a humorous exchange as a ballad writer navigates the absurd demands of the censors while attempting to maintain the spirit of entertainment. This introduction not only serves as a commentary on the censorship of the arts but also provides a preview of the witty, irreverent tone that characterizes the collection's songs and dramas, inviting audiences to enjoy a blend of satire and musicality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHumorous songs -- England -- Texts
653 _aRevues -- Librettos -- Parodies, imitations, etc.
653 _aMusicals -- Librettos -- Parodies, imitations, etc.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39045
999 _c79884
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